Video & Transcript Research : 'electronic voting'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • voting systems.
  • You're talking about the number of votes cast and people who showed up, not how they voted.
  • For early voting...
  • Recount of those votes. It's consistent with the number of votes that were cast. Thank you.
  • If we had one combined voting period, we'd be generating reports again at the beginning of the voting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • voting systems. where the votes are being tabulated, where the votes are being counted.
  • We see problems where vote histories, who voted when and where, are kept in living databases.
  • checked in matches the number of votes. votes that were cast, just the numbers.
  • clerk. the technicality, in early voting you don't have presiding judges, the actual, the early vote
  • If we had one combined voting period, we'd be generating reports again at the beginning of the voting
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • For all the reasons above, we ask you not to vote SB 2743 favorably. Thank you. Ed Johnson.
  • In the code, it required you to put together a list of everybody that voted who was not registered.
  • We would have hundreds of people that we identified who were not registered to vote but ended up voting
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • voting system is a ballot Vote universal voting system is a ballot marking<00:51:15.680> device
  • Vote.
  • The Express Vote like the Express Vote.
  • >> their vote? Okay. >> their vote? Okay.
  • We go through the opening, the voting, and closing of the voting equipment.
Summary: The committee met to approve the October 21 minutes and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and public resources. The sponsors said the bill is intended to strengthen existing law by adding civil and criminal penalties for taxpayer-funded advocacy on ballot questions, especially in light of controversies during the 2024 election over school officials and districts using public resources to oppose a constitutional amendment. They also described related concerns about school districts hiring third-party lobbyists and public relations firms, particularly in Fayette County, and said the proposal was meant to keep tax dollars focused on public services rather than political persuasion. Committee members raised several concerns about scope and drafting. Some asked whether the bill should specifically mention schools, school boards, and school employees, and the sponsors said they would add that language. Others questioned whether the measure would also affect local government lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, and the sponsors said they intended to focus narrowly on schools while exempting certain advocacy organizations and internal government lobbyists. Members also asked whether public employees could still speak as private individuals, and the sponsors said yes. Several members suggested splitting the lobbying and ballot-advocacy issues into separate bills, and the sponsors said they would consider that. Members also pressed for clarification on how the bill would apply in practice, including whether it would cover legal challenges to petition drives or only advocacy after a question is on the ballot. Counsel for the sponsors said the bill would not cover some petition-related litigation as drafted, though they believed it should. The sponsors and supporters argued the proposal was needed to give the existing prohibition real enforcement, while some members warned that the language could unintentionally limit legitimate public representation or be too broad if not carefully drafted. No final vote was taken during the discussion.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It shouldn't happen for people saying vote no. It shouldn't happen for people saying vote yes.
  • Express Vote like the Express Vote, the Express Vote ballot<00:53:04.319> card.
  • Where all do these votes configuration? Where all do these votes go<01:01:39.520> to?
  • But there are so many other aspects to a secure voting system and voting ecosystem.
  • system and voting secure voting system and voting ecosystem. ecosystem. ecosystem.
Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I'm going to vote for the bill and I'll vote for the amendment, but I want us to be aware that we're
  • Um, I'm going to vote for the bill and I'll vote for the amendment, but I want us to be aware that we're
  • eligible to vote. So uh with that, Mr. eligible to vote. So uh with that, Mr.
  • requirements to uh to be able to vote requirements to uh to be able to vote again.<00:19:53.760>
  • vote on this? All right. vote on this? All right. >> U<00:48:35.920> Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It cost the county money because the counties had to pay for early voting during the primaries, a large
  • I have a ranch there, and I was contacted by numerous friends telling me Hey, the voting machines are
  • It was historically voting for one party. It was trending toward the other party.
  • He voted in the Republican primary for his friend.
  • Of course, when he did that, he knocked himself off the ballot because in Texas, when you vote in the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Electronic voting is corrupt. Electronic voting is corrupt. On this video.
  • voting system.
  • Why are we still here, 10 years later, still with electronic voting systems that can still be corrupted
  • in the car votes.
  • People voted the same ballot style.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 18, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but would be prevented from to vote, but would be prevented from voting<00:03:04.000> in<00:
  • <00:03:06.400> uh voting in the upcoming election. uh voting in the upcoming election. uh
  • voting uh in that 14-day lockout period. voting uh in that 14-day lockout period.
  • And then the electronic signature on page 11, in relation to electronic signatures and the Global and
  • :23.600> to<00:15:23.920> electronic page 11 relation to electronic page 11 relation to
Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Hunter voting. I'm Mr. Harris voting aye. Ms. McQueenie voting aye. So Mr. King voting aye.
  • Show the speaker voting aye. Lopez voting aye. Toth voting aye. Swanson voting aye.
  • Have all members voted? Strassler voting aye. Corwin voting aye. King voting aye.
  • Dutton voting no, Zwiener voting no, Oliverson voting aye, Asseep voting aye.
  • Hunter voting aye, Mr. Dutton voting aye, Mr. Basu voting aye, Mr. King voting aye.
Bills: HB4, HB 4
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Aug 1st, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • OK, and did you vote for this plan? No, I did not vote for this plan.
  • People vote for whoever they want to vote for.
  • God bless them for who they vote for, but they get to vote for who they want to vote for.
  • Your vote, but we want to ensure that your vote doesn't count when you do vote.
  • It is about the people's vote. It's what they voted for. It's what this country voted for.
Bills: HB4
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • for voting.
  • Oh, and I vote aye. May I explain my vote? You may.
  • And I vote yes.
  • I vote aye.
  • Three ayes, two noes, and not voting. Two not voting. By our vote of three ayes.
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee opened with roll call, member introductions, and a lengthy agenda item on alleged anomalies involving the State Bar of Arizona. The committee heard live testimony from a former attorney who described his disciplinary experience as retaliatory and unfair, and staff read excerpts from affidavits criticizing bar discipline procedures, notice, and due process. Members debated the State Bar’s authority, attorney discipline rules, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation, with some arguing the bar is unaccountable and others emphasizing the Supreme Court’s oversight and existing disciplinary procedures. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037, requiring stricter security measures for vote-recording and tabulating equipment, passed 4-2-1 after members debated claims of election-system vulnerabilities and the cost of added safeguards. SB 1038, which would make cast vote records publicly available quickly after polls close, was amended to require transmission to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass and then passed 4-2-1. SB 1040, expanding public online access to voter registration rolls in read-only form, also passed 4-2-1 after privacy concerns were raised and the sponsor argued for transparency. The committee next approved SB 1039, allowing attorneys who prevail in discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings, despite objections that it raised separation-of-powers concerns and testimony about bar discipline procedures. SB 1053, capping Arizona resident concealed-carry permit fees at 10% of the nonresident fee, passed 4-2-1 after supporters framed it as a constitutional-rights and affordability measure and opponents raised public-safety and revenue concerns. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, passed 4-2-1 after debate over cost and vendor capability. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2-2 amid concerns about unintended effects on military families. Finally, SB 1061, lowering the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams, drew strong opposition from defense and civil-liberties witnesses who warned it would sweep in users and prescribed medications; the transcript ends during that testimony, before a final action is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • each day of early voting.
  • Early voting, absentee, and election day votes are counted on election day.
  • Early voting, absentee, and election day votes are counted on election day."
  • They can't vote.
  • vote.
Bills: SB116, SB121, SB130, SB407
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 8th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • For everyone here, we don't plan on voting on any bills today.
  • For everyone here, we don't plan on voting on any bills today.
  • Nobody has come to me and said that they voted. So I don't know.
  • Can you tell me that the votes that have been cast for the congressional elections, are those votes going
  • are those votes going to be discarded?
Bills: SB116, SB121, SB130, SB407
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll be voting no. But I would just want to let you know that I can't support this legislation.
  • I'll be voting no. Thank you. We're on the second amendment, the long amendment.
  • Members, I just offered a motion, a second, and let's vote. >> Well, no.
  • Members, I just offered a motion, a second, and let's vote. >> Well, no.
  • Bill's given a favorable report. >> I just offered a motion, a second, and let's vote. >> Well, no.